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Kerry-Jayne Wilson presented a paper to the Ornithological Society in early June. The paper looked at breeding success in colonies with and without predator control and was the result of three years monitoring at Charleston and two years monitoring in South Westland. Surprisingly results showed traffic and dogs are more of a threat to blue penguins than stoats on the West Coast.

Check out the research section of the website to read an abstract of the research paper.

On March the 22nd Kerry-Jayne Wilson ran a presentation on blue penguins for Greymouth District Council staff. The presentation was designed to update staff who deal with resource management applications. After the presentation the group travelled to a Greymouth beach to view penguin burrows.

Trustee Rebecca Gibson and DOCs Inger Perkins put up a sign at the access to Hokitika beach. The “Don’t let your dog run wild” signs have been printed by the West Coast Blue Penguin Trust and are now displayed at beach hot spots along the Coast.

Holcim Environmental Advisor Ben Murray (left) and Sustainability Manager Greg Slaughter (right) view penguin burrows at Cape Foulwind in January with Trust Chair Kerry-Jayne Wilson. Without support from sponsors like Holcim the West Coast Blue Penguin Trust would not survive.